Oil-can.



PATENTED DEG! 3l, 1907.

F. D'. BORLAND.

OIL CAN. APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 12. 1907.

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FRANKLIN T). BORLAND, OF

STATES PATENT OFFIIOIE.

MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO JOSEPH F. NAOEY, ONE-FOURTH TO ANDREW R. BRYGE, ANI) ONE-FOURTH TO LEWIS N. MORGAN, OF MCKEESIORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

OIL-CAN.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application led March 12, 19O7. Serial No. 361.993.

To all w71 om it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANKLIN I). BORLAND, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

rl-`his invention relates-to certain new and useful improvements in oil cans designed 'for illuminating oil and such oils that become easily ignited and explode.

The invention has for its object to provide novel means in connection with an oil can for sealing the can and preventing` i'umes or gases i'rom escaping therefrom, Iwhen the 'can is not being used. i

To this end, I have devised a can wherein the spout thereof' is provided with a liquid or valve seal, while the lid or cap of the can is provided with a vent opening normally closed by a valve, but readily opened when it is desired to pour oil from the can.

can will be presently described and then s eci'lcally pointed out in the 'appended claims, and referring to the drawinor forming part of the specification, like numera s of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in whicht .Figure 1 is a side elevation of a can constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the saine, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a can'partially in section, illustrating a modiiication, Fig. 4 is a similar View illustrating' another niodiiication, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional viwf a valve use/d in connection with the s out of a can, and Fig. 6 is 4a frag-,

mentary p an oi the modified form of can illustrated in Fig. 4.

My improved can consists of a receptacle 1 having a frusto-cone-shaped top 2 terminating in a threaded nipple 3, which forms the inlet oi' the can 1. Upon the nipple 3 is detaeliably mounted a cap 4 having a vent opening 5 formed therein. In the cap is mounted a concave partition 6 also provided with a vent opening' 7, said opening' .being normally closed by a spherical'body or ball 8 movably mounted in the cap.

'lhe cone-shaped top 2 is provided with a conventionalform oi' bail or handle 9 and 'lhe detail construction of my improved with a spout 10, said spout being bent to,

form a convolution 11 adapted. to contain a liquid seal which normally closes the can when the same is not being used.

In Fig. 3 ol the drawing, I have illustrated a modi'lication wherein the spout 10n extends downwardly within close proximity to the bottom of the can, as indicated at 12, and is provided with a valve 14 similar to the valve within the cap 4 previously described. In providing the spout 10aL with a valve, it necessitates the making of the spout in two sections as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, one of said sections carrying a pierced partition 1 5, while the other of said sections carries a pierced partition 16. These partitions are slightly removed `from the ends of the sections, which ends are provided with engaging screw threads for joining said sections together, forming a valve chamber between the iereed partitions.

Still another modification is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6 of the drawing, wherein the spout 10b is bent to form two convolutions 17 both of which are adapted to contain a liquid seal for closing the can when not in use.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that when. the can is tilted to discharge oil from the s out 10, that' the vent openings 5 and 7 wil -permit of air passing into the can while oil is assing through the spout 1d), and immediate y upon the can being placed in an upright position, the vent Vopening 7 will be closed and a portion of the liquid or oil contained within the can will remain in the convolution 11 of the spout 1 0 and seal the spout. In this manner the fumes and gases arising from the contents of the 'can will be retained therein and prevented from escaping. l

It is obvious that such changes in the minor details oi' construction as are permissible by the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theiinvention.

What I claim andI desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

A can of the character described consisting of a containing receptacle having a tubular spout projecting through the top thereof and bent exterior o f said receptacle to form a sealing convolution and. extending downwardly on the interior within close proximity to the bottom ol" said receptacle, said tubular spout being formed in two sections7 @auch of said sections carrying n, partition, Slightly removed from the ends of suiit sections whieh are adapted to be jointed together formil'ig anintervoniner ehnmlmr between smid. partition, each partition being-provided with mi. aperture) tml n. freely l'ilovatlile l'mil within said, olmmber and norn'mlly 'resting upon one of'said partitions to close the aperture therein.

in the presence of two Witnesses.

v FRANKLIN D. BORLAND. Wvitnesses:

MAX HQSROLOVJTZ, f A. J. TmGG.

In testimony whereof I aHiXmy signature I 

